LAC 28:XLV.511. Reporting for the Accountability System

A. Programs shall submit cohort information for each candidate participating in a BESE-approved ECAC program following the candidate’s initial CLASS® observation, at the completion of a cohort, and one year after the graduation of the cohort. Early childhood ancillary certificate programs shall report to the LDE, in the manner specified by the LDE, the following. Data Categories | Data Elements Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Name Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Birthdate Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Teacher Identification number (if applicable) Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Social Security Number Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Gender Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Race/Ethnicity Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Name of employing Type III Center Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Date candidate admitted to program Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Date candidate completed first interval Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Date candidate completed second interval and any additional course intervals Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Initial CLASS scores from observation conducted by the ECAC program Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Second CLASS scores from observation conducted by the ECAC program Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Date candidate graduated or completed program Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data | Information for candidates who dropped including reasons for dismissal or departure and date of last attendance Candidate Admissions | Candidate employment verification Candidate Admissions | Candidate experience in ECE Graduate Completion Data | Date graduate obtained CDA and certificate number Graduate Completion Data | Date graduate obtained ECAC and certificate number B. Program completers shall be defined as candidates who completed the programs during the most recent academic year, which is defined as July 1 to June 30. C. Regularly-reported data, coupled with certification and teacher quality data from the LDE, shall form the official record for the calculation of the program quality rating. The LDE shall provide for a data verification process for the official record as outlined in this bulletin. D. Preparation providers shall report candidate data subject to the provisions of FERPA only when candidates have provided the necessary permissions.